Clambering
adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of one who clambers.
"It was his hope that he should find something of archaeologic compensation for his clamberings. He found Noah's Ark."
- 1 present participle and gerund of clamber form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 1 Climbing
"Its hills of smiling green swelled gently one above another, crowned with lofty trees of luxuriant growth; some pointing their tapering foliage towards the clouds, which were gloriously transparent; and others loaded with a verdant burthen of clambering vines, bowing their branches to the earth, that was covered with flowers."
Example
More examples"Some in flight / rush diverse to the ships and trusty tide; / some, craven-hearted, in ignoble fright, / make for the horse and, clambering up the side, / deep in the treacherous womb, their well-known refuge, hide."
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